2 Gators Catch Attention

College football report - Florida practice

GAINESVILLE — As if four top-flight wide receivers weren't enough, along comes two more potential standouts at the University of Florida.

Sophomore walk-on Chris Doering and senior Daryl Frazier, a sprinter on the track team, starred in Saturday's scrimmage at Florida Field, catching a combined nine passes for 153 yards and three touchdowns.

Doering impressed Gators coach Steve Spurrier so much that he moved him up to second team behind senior split end Willie Jackson. Spurrier said a grant-in-aid also is forthcoming.

''Unfortunately, we're capped out right now. We don't have any (grants),'' Spurrier said. ''But if somebody falls by the wayside, Chris Doering is the guy who has certainly earned a scholarship here. He's earned one a lot more than a lot of players we've got on scholarship.''

Junior Aubrey Hill, who had been listed No. 2 behind Jackson, will be a ''swingman'' receiver, Spurrier said.

Doering, 6 feet 4 and 175 pounds, caught six passes for 57 yards and two scores, both from starting quarterback Terry Dean.

The more dramatic came on fourth-and-goal from the 4-yard line. Dean scrambled and lofted a pass to the back of the end zone, where Doering made a leaping catch and got a foot down just inside the line.

''He can slam 360 (degrees), two-hand reverse dunks, so he can go up and get it,'' Dean said. ''Chris Doering and Daryl Frazier both had great scrimmages, and it just really adds to our arsenal. I don't think there's any one guy that a team can single out.''

Said Doering: ''We've got a lot of great wide receivers, and I just want to find my little piece of the playing time. People will be looking for Willie or Harrison (Houston) or Jack (Jackson) or Aubrey, so maybe I can sneak in there and get a few when no one's looking for me.''

Frazier, a reserve running back with poor catching skills a year ago, was equally impressive, catching three passes for 96 yards and a 31-yard touchdown from No. 3 quarterback Eric Kresser.

''Last year I had some drops, and it was just a lack of concentration,'' said Frazier, who also had a 44-yard kickoff return Saturday. ''But this year the coaches got with me and worked with me on my concentration a lot. Every day after practice I do concentration drills.''

Dean had a solid afternoon, completing 14 of 23 passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns. His backup, Danny Wuerffel, was 5 of 11 for 54 yards and an interception. Kresser was 9 of 17 for 158 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions.

NOTES: Spurrier said junior Judd Davis has moved ahead of sophomore Bart Edmiston in the battle for the kicking job. After missing his first 37-yard attempt Saturday, Davis made six consecutive field goals - three from 37 and three from 44. Edmiston was only 3 of 7, making two from 37 yards and one from 44. He also had a kick blocked. . . . Jack Jackson had a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, exciting an estimated crowd of 2,500. . . . Two long touchdown passes - one 56 yards from Dean to Houston, and one 20 yards from Wuerffel to Jackson - were called back because of holding penalties. . . .

Earlier this summer, Dean dropped to one knee on the 50-yard line at Florida Field and proposed marriage to his girlfriend, Robin Rabb. She said yes, and the wedding is set for next June. Said Dean: ''I thought since this was my first year as a starter, it might be good luck for me to propose on Florida Field.''